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Burn vs K3b: catalog facts
Burn	K3b
Free Free download from SourceForge.	Free Free and open source as part of KDE.
macOS	Linux
Data, audio, MP3 and video disc modes in one app DVD-Video menus with themes	Burns data and audio projects to CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc copying, DVD formatting and audio CD ripping
macOS only Requires an optical drive, which most current Macs lack	Linux only Needs an optical drive, which many current computers lack
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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